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King Richard II
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History
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 23, 1956
Closing Date
Jan 12, 1957
Performances
27
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Open Date: Oct 23, 1956
Close Date: Jan 12, 1957
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
This production played in repertory with
Romeo and Juliet
,
Macbeth
,
Troilus and Cressida
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Oct 23, 1956 - Jan 12, 1957)
Setting
England and Wales.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Old Vic Trust, Ltd.
and
Arts Council of Great Britain
; Produced under the management of
S. Hurok
Originally produced by
The Old Vic Company
; This production first presented on January 18, 1955 at
The Old Vic Theatre
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Incidental music by
Christopher Whelen
Directed by
Michael Benthall
Scenic Design by
Leslie Hurry
; Costume Design by
Leslie Hurry
; Scenic Supervisor:
Mordecai Gorelik
Administrative Director for the Old Vic Company:
Alfred Francis
; Tour Manager:
Douglas Morris
; Company Manager:
Roy Jones
Stage Director:
John Murphy
; Stage Manager:
John Wayne
and
Elizabeth Butterfield
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Joe Scott-Parkinson
; Old Vic Theatre Production Manager:
J.A. Titcombe
Conducted by
Arthur Lief
Costume Supervisor:
Elizabeth Montgomery
; General Press Representative:
Patrick Ide
and
Martin Feinstein
; Associate Press Representative:
Michael Sweeley
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner
; Old Vic Theatre Publicity Manager:
Patrick Ide
Ronald Allen
Lord Marshal
Claire Bloom
Queen to King Richard
Peter Bowles
Ensemble
Jeremy Brett
Duke of Aumerle
Son to the Duke of York
Graeme Campbell
Keeper of the Prison
Ensemble
Juliet Cooke
Lady attending on the Queen
Margaret Courtenay
Lady attending on the Queen
Charles Gray
Henry Bolingbroke
Duke of Hereford, afterwards Henry IV
John Greenwood
Henry Percy
Surnamed Hotspur, son to Northumberland
Jack Gwillim
Thomas Mowbray
Duke of Norfolk
Ernest Hare
Earl of Northumberland
Edward Harvey
Lord Willoughby
Denis Holmes
Bishop of Carlisle
Sally Home
Lady attending on the Queen
Donald Homer
Ensemble
Sir Pierce of Exton
Marion Hood
Lady attending on the Queen
Fraser Kerr
Ensemble
Tom Kneebone
Ensemble
Aubrey Morris
Servant to the Duke of York
Groom of the King's Stable
Ensemble
Daniel Moynihan
Herald to Bolingbroke
Peter Needham
Herald to Mowbray
Ensemble
John Neville
King Richard the Second
Derek New
Green
Favorite of King Richard
Ensemble
Servant to Exton
Timothy Parkes
Earl of Salisbury
Ensemble
Alan Penn
Bagot
Favorite of King Richard
Ensemble
Bryan Pringle
Lord Ross
Paul Rogers
John of Gaunt
Duke of Lancaster, Uncle to the King
Job Stewart
Page to Richard
Gardener
Keith Taylor
Gardener
Ensemble
Servant to Exton
James Villiers
Bushy
Favorite of King Richard
Ensemble
Charles West
Ensemble
Jennifer Wilson
Lady attending on the Queen
John Woodvine
Lord Scroop of Berkeley
Ensemble
Richard Wordsworth
Duke of York
Uncle to the King
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Old Vic Trust, Ltd.
and
Arts Council of Great Britain
; Produced under the management of
S. Hurok
Originally produced by
The Old Vic Company
; This production first presented on January 18, 1955 at
The Old Vic Theatre
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Incidental music by
Christopher Whelen
Directed by
Michael Benthall
Scenic Design by
Leslie Hurry
; Costume Design by
Leslie Hurry
; Scenic Supervisor:
Mordecai Gorelik
Administrative Director for the Old Vic Company:
Alfred Francis
; Tour Manager:
Douglas Morris
; Company Manager:
Roy Jones
Stage Director:
John Murphy
; Stage Manager:
John Wayne
and
Elizabeth Butterfield
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Joe Scott-Parkinson
; Old Vic Theatre Production Manager:
J.A. Titcombe
Conducted by
Arthur Lief
Costume Supervisor:
Elizabeth Montgomery
; General Press Representative:
Patrick Ide
and
Martin Feinstein
; Associate Press Representative:
Michael Sweeley
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner
; Old Vic Theatre Publicity Manager:
Patrick Ide
Ronald Allen
Lord Marshal
Claire Bloom
Queen to King Richard
Peter Bowles
Ensemble
Jeremy Brett
Duke of Aumerle
Son to the Duke of York
Graeme Campbell
Keeper of the Prison
Ensemble
Juliet Cooke
Lady attending on the Queen
Margaret Courtenay
Lady attending on the Queen
Charles Gray
Henry Bolingbroke
Duke of Hereford, afterwards Henry IV
John Greenwood
Henry Percy
Surnamed Hotspur, son to Northumberland
Jack Gwillim
Thomas Mowbray
Duke of Norfolk
Ernest Hare
Earl of Northumberland
Edward Harvey
Lord Willoughby
Denis Holmes
Bishop of Carlisle
Sally Home
Lady attending on the Queen
Donald Homer
Ensemble
Sir Pierce of Exton
Marion Hood
Lady attending on the Queen
Fraser Kerr
Ensemble
Tom Kneebone
Ensemble
Aubrey Morris
Servant to the Duke of York
Groom of the King's Stable
Ensemble
Daniel Moynihan
Herald to Bolingbroke
Peter Needham
Herald to Mowbray
Ensemble
John Neville
King Richard the Second
Derek New
Green
Favorite of King Richard
Ensemble
Servant to Exton
Timothy Parkes
Earl of Salisbury
Ensemble
Alan Penn
Bagot
Favorite of King Richard
Ensemble
Bryan Pringle
Lord Ross
Paul Rogers
John of Gaunt
Duke of Lancaster, Uncle to the King
Job Stewart
Page to Richard
Gardener
Keith Taylor
Gardener
Ensemble
Servant to Exton
James Villiers
Bushy
Favorite of King Richard
Ensemble
Charles West
Ensemble
Jennifer Wilson
Lady attending on the Queen
John Woodvine
Lord Scroop of Berkeley
Ensemble
Richard Wordsworth
Duke of York
Uncle to the King
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